The semester before you graduate, you should have:

• Advanced to Candidacy

• Completed TA requirement

• Completed 18 hours of coursework

• Presented at the 1st year seminar, and met the attendance requirement

In the semester you plan to graduate you should:

• Register for CHE -99W
• Apply to graduate by the deadline
• Schedule your defense and book a room approximately 2 months in advance
• Submit your dissertation to your committee at least 4 weeks before your defense
• Submit your Request for Final Oral Examination to the Graduate School at least 2 weeks prior to your defense
• Once you defended, initiate via DocuSign the Report of the Dissertation Committee form
• Upload your final dissertation
• Submit all your paperwork to the Graduate School before the deadline
• Complete the department’s Student Graduation Survey, accompanied by an up-to-date CV
• Complete the Student Check-out form, initialed by departmental services